Diabetes drug metformin may halve the risk of dementiaMon, 24 Aug 2026 13:25:10 +0000 Taking metformin, a type 2 diabetes drug, has been linked to a lower risk of dementia over the following decades, but the association isn't conclusive | |
How much water do you really need to drink to keep your brain sharp?Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:14:38 +0000 Water is essential for good brain function, with a handful of convincing studies suggesting that dehydration could be slowing you down, cognitively speaking. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how much water we should be drinking to stay sharp | |
Dice discovered that solve decade-long mathematical problemMon, 24 Aug 2026 12:32:17 +0000 After years of searching, mathematicians have found dice that can allow five players to fairly decide who moves first in a board game, with a winner guaranteed from just a single roll | |
From back pain to cancer, how the interstitium could transform medicineMon, 24 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000 For centuries, we’ve ignored the interstitium, but research is now revealing that this body-wide network of fluid is instrumental to our health and points the way to new treatments | |
Plastic bottles can be turned into edible, vanilla-flavour cookiesMon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic pollution are created each year. One option may be to turn the pollution into food, but critics voice concerns | |
‘Off the charts’ El Niño is already the strongest since records beganFri, 21 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Renowned climate scientist James Hansen says the developing super El Niño has already "blown past" previous events with months to go before it peaks | |
Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwavesFri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 The cooling of the North Atlantic is creating waviness in the jet stream and high-pressure ridging over Europe, a study finds | |
Burns improve more rapidly after treatment with fish skinFri, 21 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Severe burns are often treated with synthetic products ahead of skin graft surgery, but there is evidence that a product made from minimally processed cod skin is more effective | |
Super El Niño could lead to mega CO2 emissions from fires in IndonesiaFri, 21 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000 Intense fires are already burning in Indonesia, and there could be much worse to come as the Super El Niño ramps up | |
How long could we possibly live? A new estimate is mind-bogglingFri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Biogerontologists are exploring the upper limit for human life. A recent study has it verging on two centuries – but columnist Graham Lawton finds reason to be sceptical | |